The one bedroom apartment
With a clock that ticks too loud
The woman who fights her man
At four am
Something breaks as always
Some know and just sleep through
Others wake up a little earlier for work

The cat that can’t get in
Because something is blocking the hatch
It purrs on the doormat
It forgot its been fed

The teenager who left last week
The father who doesn’t care where
A mother who calls him every night
And sends money to him
Puts her own phone on silent mode

The old timer on the first floor
Who waits for the mailman every Friday
Just to exchange a few words
He’s got the best smile and saw the Stones
In 66’

The two lesbians who just moved in
The guy below them who’s only met
One of them
Thinks he’s got a chance with the redhead

The others who rarely are seen
Who live quiet and mundane lives
In between
Me smoking a cigarette like it’s the
worst thing

I’ve been here
Paying rent
Dusting and wiping
Smiling and crying
Forgetting and *******
Forever it seems